Object Number 1957.1251 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of an unnamed daughter of Johan Jacob and Eva (Kob) Fissler

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Reading-Berks Artist (Scrivener and Decorator)
The Reading-Berks Artist was a fraktur artist who worked in Berks County and was very familiar with the work of fraktur artist Conrad Gilbert. Frederick S. Weiser and others have speculated that this artist may have been Johann Peter Gilbert, son of Conrad Gilbert.

Place of Origin

Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin probably southeastern Pennsylvania, possibly Berks County. Pastor Weiser notes, "The spelling is quite bad, suggesting American provenance, as does the repeated assertion that the event ocurred in Europe, or Germany."

Date

1780-1810

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7.9 (H) , 13 (W) , 7.9 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20 (H) , 32.9 (W) , 7.9 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 235, p. 243. No attribution given.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 313.
[Article] Weiser, Frederick S. 1982 "His Deeds Followed Him: The Fraktur of John Conrad Gilbert". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 16 (2)
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[Chapter] Yoder, Don. "The European Background of Pennsylvania's Fraktur Art" [Book] Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur. 15-37.
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